By Mike Dano Ericsson announced it will expand its R&D and manufacturing efforts in the United States ahead of the launch of 5G services here. “The United States is our largest market, accounting for a quarter of Ericsson’s business over the last seven years,” explained Ericsson CEO Börje Ekholm in a release. “To serve the demand of these fast-moving service providers, we are strengthening our investment in the U.S. to be even closer to our customers and meet their accelerated 5G deployment plans.”